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The eudaimonic well-being of entrepreneurs: A gendered perspective

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  • Albena Pergelova
  • Jeremy Zwiegelaar
  • Bryan Smale

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Entrepreneurial well-being has received considerable interest during the past few years. However, literature is limited on the eudaimonic well-being of women entrepreneurs, even though it is recognized that gendered social roles and expectations impose time and resource limitations that can affect women’s ability to flourish and achieve well-being. The study builds a theoretical model explaining how several factors embedded in the family and community (personal life interference with work, personal-life enhancement of work, and sense of community) affect the eudaimonic well-being of self-employed women and men. Further, we test the role of young children and flexible working arrangements (work from home). Using a sample of 656 self-employed individuals from the Canadian Index of Well-Being survey, our results demonstrate significant differences in how personal life interference with work and the presence of young children constrain the ability of self-employed women (vis-a-vis their male counterparts) to fulfill their eudaimonic well-being.

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  • Albena Pergelova & Jeremy Zwiegelaar & Bryan Smale, 2026. "The eudaimonic well-being of entrepreneurs: A gendered perspective," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(1), pages 445-481, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:64:y:2026:i:1:p:445-481
    DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2025.2490563
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